The Cannonball Run (1981)

Directed by

Hal Needham

Genre

road movie, sport film, action comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 706 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of eccentric drivers race custom cars from Connecticut to California in an illegal cross-country road race. The film follows the adventures and mishaps of the various teams as they try to win.

fast-pacedzanylightheartedcomedicnostalgicchaoticstar-studdedthrilling

What happens

The Cannonball Run is a 1981 road action-comedy film directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong firm Golden Harvest, and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. Filmed in Panavision, it features an all-star ensemble cast, including Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Jackie Chan, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin. The film is based on the 1979 running of the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an actual cross-country outlaw road race beginning in Connecticut and ending in California. It was the sixth-highest-grossing domestic film of 1981 and became the first installment of the Cannonball Run trilogy. It was followed by Cannonball Run II (1983) (which was far less successful at the box office and with critics) and Speed Zone (1989). This film and its sequel were the final film appearances of actor Dean Martin. It also featured Jackie Chan in his second Hollywood role. Cannonball (1976) and The Gumball Rally (1976) were two other motion pictures based on the actual Cannonball Run outlaw road race. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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